List of Newport people

:"See also This entry lists notable people who were born, resided or worked in Newport.

Arts and literature

*Arthur Machen (author)
*Charles William King (writer)
*Colin Jeavons (actor)
*David Langford (author)
*Desmond Llewelyn (actor; James Bond movies)
*Gareth David-Lloyd (actor)
*Johnny Morris OBE (television presenter; Animal Magic)
*Jon Langford (artist, musician)
*Josie D'Arby (actress and television presenter)
*George Thompson (illness faker)
*Julian Richards (film director)
*Keith Baxter (actor)
*Leslie Thomas OBE (author)
*Lyn Harding (actor)
*Michael Sheen (actor)
*Peter Greenaway CBE (filmmaker)
*Reverend Augustus Robert Buckland (writer)
*W. H. Davies (poet)

Music

*60ft Dolls
*Desecration (death metal band)
*Donna Matthews (lead guitarist of Elastica)
*Dub War (nu-metal band)
*Gerard Johnson (musician; Saint Etienne)
*Goldie Lookin' Chain (satirical rap group)
*Grant Nicholas (lead singer of Feeder)
*Holly Holyoake (singer, soprano)
*Joe Strummer (musician, The Clash)
*Jon Lee (drummer of Feeder)
*Maggot (rapper; Goldie Lookin Chain)
*Nick Evans (trombonist)
*Nigel Pulsford (musician)
*Nicky Wire (musician)
*Skindred (ragga/punk band)
*Terris (Indie Band)
*The Darling Buds (indie band)

Politics

*David Davies (politician; Conservative)
*Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, (politician)
*James Henry Thomas (politician)
*John Batchelor (politician and anti-slavery campaigner)
*John Frost (Chartist)
*John Savage OC (politician; Premier of Nova Scotia)
*Roy Hughes, Baron Islwyn of Casnewydd (politician)
*Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (diplomat and satirist)

ports

Football

*Barrie Vassallo
*Chris Gunter
*Derek Sullivan
*James Collins
*John Relish
*Mark Aizlewood
*Michael Flynn
*Nathan Blake
*Peter Nicholas
*Roy Clarke
*Tony Pulis
*Byron Anthony

Rugby

*Alix Popham
*Arthur 'Monkey' Gould
*Bobby Windsor
*Charlie Faulkner
*Chris Wyatt
*Jamie Roberts
*Keith Jarrett
*Nick Walne
*Ryan Jones
*Stuart Barnes
*T. Rhys Thomas
*Trevor Foster

Other sports

*Adam Harrison (cricketer)
*Christian Malcolm (athlete; Olympic sprinter)
*Darren Campbell (athlete; Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter
*David 'Bomber' Pearce (boxer)
*Dick Richardson (heavyweight boxer)
*Gary Hocking (motor cycle racer)
*Lee Dainton (Skateboarder, Dirty Sanchez)
*Len Hill (footballer & cricketer)
*Phillip Price (golfer)
*Robert Henderson (cricketer)
*Venissa Head (athlete; shot put, discus)

Other notable people

*Abbas Farid (freestyle footballer)
*Cadoc (saint)
*Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, philanthropist
*John Wallace Linton VC (Royal Navy Commander)
*Perce Blackborow (Antarctic explorer)
*Sarah Lang (game show contestant)
*Sir Terry Matthews OBE (entrepreneur; Wales' first billionaire)